Rome Chapter 11 Test 8th Grade

A group of 5-6 thousand soldiers

• Legion

• Century

• Legionnaires

• Centurions

This group of politicians wrote Roman laws

• Consuls

• Full Assembly

• Council of 500

• Senate

The first emperor of Rome

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus Caesar

• Ptolemy

• Constantine

By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called 

• Pax Romana
• Golden Years
• Pax Augustus
• Age of Prosperity

A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

• patrician

• plebian

• counsul

• dictator

An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic

• patrician
• plebian
• counsul
• mercenary

Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?

• Babylonians
• Greeks
• Egyptians
• Persians

Why was Rome's geographic setting important?

• Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land.

• Its position was central to Italy and the known Western world.

• It was surrounded by deserts which kept is safe from invasion.

• Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops.

What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?

• Consuls
• Praetors
• Tribunes
• Senators

What were the three forms of government that Rome had?

• Oligarchy, democracy, theocracy
• Monarchy, republic, empire
• Monarchy, democracy, republic
• Theocracy, monarchy, empire